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Positive Data Presented at HFSA Annual Meeting Demonstrate Effects of Oral Levosimendan in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF) - read this article along with other careers information, tips and advice on BioSpace

April 15, 2021 For patients who have pulmonary hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF), treatment with levosimendan (Simdax; Tenax Therapeutics) can improve both pulmonary congestion and submaximal exercise capacity when compared with placebo, according to the results of a small study. While the phase II study missed its primary endpoint, which was a reduction in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) during exercise, levosimendan did reduce PCWPs across t...